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Potato Toys (1931)

• 18 Comments
• as a permanent potato lover, i have to ask:what kind of recipes do "potato based diet" do communities around the world have? i live in a place where rice is the major food source and that is the base of all lunch and dinner. everything else is had "with rice". i wonder how potato is consumed on a daily basis (i would love to) except the fast food stuff. errgh

  By 2Gkashmiri 5 years ago

• Is it just me or do the potatoes look unusually hairy?
  I’m not Russian but we used to make similar characters and animals out of chestnuts.

  By 404mm 5 years ago

• you don't use the good potatoes for toys...

  By jareklupinski 5 years ago

• "Son, bring your toys for dinner!"

  By ajsnigrutin 5 years ago

• They are beautiful.
  The first image appears to be some kitchen gear. But I'm unfamiliar with it. Is it a toy home distillery?

  By berkes 5 years ago

• It's a samovar; wood- or charcoal-burning vessel (electric in more modern versions) for boiling water for tea and keeping a tea kettle warm.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samovar

  By tetromino_ 5 years ago

• No potato battery? I am disappoint.

  By nzealand 5 years ago

• Reminded the old movie from the same period about a Revolution hero, him using potatoes to teach tactics https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS64aAQEgME

  By trhway 5 years ago

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  By 5 years ago

• Oblig. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Potato_Head

  By tillinghast 5 years ago

• Many more images - https://www.puppiesandflowers.com/toys-of-potatoes/#Toys%20o...

  By jjp 5 years ago

• Changed from https://twitter.com/sovietvisuals/status/1453479551410057225 above. Thanks!

  By dang 5 years ago

• This is a much better source! I wonder why these creative designs haven't stood the test of time (sure potatoes go bad, but so do pumpkins)

  By gnabgib 5 years ago

• If this was posted as a joke about the supply chain problems, it's not as funny as you think it is. I assure you, it's much, much funnier.

  By motohagiography 5 years ago

• Any source beyond the tweet?

  By mrblampo 5 years ago

• You have the publication year, title, and author in the first picture. What more do you need to know the source?

  By tokai 5 years ago

• We've changed the URL since this was posted (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29041944).

  By dang 5 years ago

• I didn't know Twitter was around in 1931 (⊙_⊙)？

  By gnabgib 5 years ago